Goulburn Mulwaree Council area

Within Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, the have a lower proportion of people using public transport to get to work than NSW.

This data reveals the main modes of transport used by local workers in a particular industry to get to work. Workforce transport data for Goulburn Mulwaree Council area is very useful in transport planning as it informs decision-makers about the effectiveness and availability of public transport.

There are a number of reasons why people use different Modes of Transport to get to work including:

The availability of affordable and effective public transport options between place of residence and place of work (For instance, industries located near railway stations are likely to have higher public transport use than those located away from main public transport routes);

The number of motor vehicles available from within a household; and

The travel distance to work, which for example, can allow people to walk or bicycle to their place of employment.

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work

Please note: Currently only 2016 data are available for work destination. 2011 data are not comparable due to a change in methodology in 2016 which “imputed” a work destination to those workers who didn’t state their work destination. This means comparisons with earlier years should not be made. .id are currently sourcing data collected under the same methodology in 2011 which will be added to this page at a later date. For a detailed case study of this issue please visit our blog post.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population experts.

Change in local workers method of travel to work, 2011 to 2016

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

In 2016, there were 77 people in the who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, compared with 8,906 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).

Analysis of the method of travel to work of the in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area in 2016 compared to NSW shows that 0.7% used public transport, while 77.0% used a private vehicle, compared with 15.9% and 63.0% respectively in NSW.

The major differences between the method of travel to work of the in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area and NSW were:

A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by car (as driver) (69.8% compared to 57.7%)

A larger percentage of local workers who did not go to work (10.9% compared to 8.7%)

A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by train (0.2% compared to 11.3%)

A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by bus (0.5% compared to 4.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the method of travel of work of the in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:

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